Day: December 26, 2012

You know I got my geek on when I read this. Yes, I am a nerd. There, I admitted it. No sense in trying to deny after you find a blog post like this. But it was in Foreign Policy Magazine so give me some credit. I was doing….. research. That's it.

The point is that the old carrier, the first nuke, CVN-65, is being retired and the DOD announced the new Gerald Ford class carrier, the replacement to the Nimitz-class, will also have an Enterprise in its stable. That supercarrier will be finished in 2025 so how will it rank compared to the old supercarrier or maybe even the World War II one, the Big E.

Let's face it. Is there a more famous ship name? The name goes back to the founding of our nation when the Contentianl Navy captured the British sloop.Michael Peck, of FP mag, goes into depth on the differences between the ships, starfleet vs. US Navy. Yes, it's incredibly geeky but it is fun. Come on. Embrace your nerdiness. Check out this comparision:

What about the way that each ship would fight?

A U.S. Navy carrier faces well-documented threats and generally well-understood technology. When it engages those threats, it might do so from hundreds of miles of away. Combat, if it occurs, takes place between ships that can't see each other.

For reasons best explained by the nature of TV shows and movies, the fictional Enterprise fights at engagement ranges more appropriate to sailing ships than a modern warship.

If you want more, read the story. I did and now feel like I need to go eat a bag of Cheetos. Merry Christmas everyone!